Farr 727
Fractional Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · First built 1976
A Bruce Farr-designed Quarter Ton Cup winner built for speed with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Designed by Bruce Farr, built by Alpha Marine.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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